| affect1 |
When one thing affects another thing, it makes a change in it or causes something to happen to it. The weather is something that often affects the way people feel. If it is a sunny day, people often feel happy and as if they have more energy. If a big storm affects an area, it probably causes some damage or harm there. [1/2 definitions] |
| afternoon |
Afternoon is the time of day between noon and evening. [1/2 definitions] |
| all |
"All" means every one of some group, or it means the whole of something. If all children in a school are girls, then there are no boys in the school. If we say that it rained all day, it means that it never stopped raining the whole day. [1/7 definitions] |
| almanac |
a book published every year that predicts the weather for each day and gives facts about the tides, the time the sun will rise and set, and other useful information. [1/2 definitions] |
| alternate |
If you alternate swimming and running for exercise each day, you swim on one day and then run on the next day and then swim again on the next, and so on. [1/7 definitions] |
| altogether |
"Altogether" sometimes means looking at or considering everything. If you had a good day altogether, it means that some good things happened and some bad things happened, but when you look at both good things and bad things together, your general feeling is that it was a good day. [1/2 definitions] |
| a.m. |
When you do something in the a.m., you do it in the time between twelve o'clock in the night and twelve o'clock in the day. |
| anniversary |
An anniversary is the day each year that has the same date as when something special happened. A person's birthday is really a kind of anniversary. People often celebrate anniversaries, especially anniversaries of things like weddings. |
| anytime |
at any moment, hour, or day; whenever. |
| April Fools' Day |
the first day of April, when friendly tricks and jokes are played on people. |
| Arctic Circle |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth parallel to the equator which marks the boundary of the Arctic. North of this line there are periods of continuous night in the winter and continuous day in the summer. |
| attendance |
Your attendance at something, like a party or a wedding or a day of school, is the act of being there. |
| average |
When you say something is average, you mean it is of the usual or most common kind. If you had an average day, it means that it was not very different from any other day. It was the usual, ordinary kind of day. [2/5 definitions] |
| bag |
Another kind of bag is one that is very strong and often has a handle. It is used for carrying things every day or for traveling. A purse is a small bag that can hold money, keys, or other things. A suitcase is a large bag that you use to carry clothes when you go on a trip. [1/3 definitions] |
| basement |
A basement is a space in a building that is under the ground. People often keep things that they don't need every day in their basement. Some people use their basement as a place to play games and relax or to do certain kinds of work like making things with wood or washing clothes. |
| became |
"Became" is the past tense of "become." If we say that the sky became cloudy, we mean that the day turned cloudy sometime before now. |
| Benin |
Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there. People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on. |
| birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, usually celebrated each year as that date occurs. |
| blog |
A blog is something that people write and let other people read on a website. When people have a blog, they write things every day or very often. They write about something they have done, or that they like, or something that they just think is interesting. |
| blue |
Blue is the color of the sky on a sunny day when there are few clouds. [1/3 definitions] |
| breakfast |
the first meal of the day, eaten in the morning. [1/2 definitions] |